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Bonjour! Buenos Dias! Guten Tag! Ni Hao! Marhaba! MERLOT welcomes all language educators and students of World Languages to access the many OER available in the ever-expanding World Languages Collection. This pioneer community contains thousands of OER, many of them peer-reviewed by distinguished scholars in the field. Please peruse our collection and correspond with us if you are interested in knowing more about the World Languages community peer review process. Contact Laura Franklin (lfranklin@nvcc.edu) for more information.
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World Language Assessment: Get in the Mode! supports and empowers world language educators to improve student proficiency through a variety of assessment strategies. Focusing on the three modes of communication (interpretive, presentational, and interpersonal), this resource provides a framework of formative, interim, and summative assessments for use at any grade level.
New Materials
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HSKExam.net: Free HSK Practice Tests Online
HSKExam.net provides a level-organized collection of online Chinese proficiency practice tests for learners preparing for...
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HSKExam.net: Chinese Vocabulary Lists with Pinyin and English Meanings
HSKExam.net provides a level-organized collection of Chinese vocabulary resources for learners of Mandarin as a second or...
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Ana de las Tejas Verdes: A Graded Reader in Spanish (A2 readers)
“Anne of Green Gables” (in Spanish: “Ana de la Tejas Verdes”, orig. Anne of Green Gables) by Lucy Maud Montgomery – is a...
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ILMHUB.org - Quranic Arabic in Plain English
ILMHUB.org is a free, English-medium library for learning the Arabic of the Quran. It is built on one idea: Arabic is not...
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SPAN 101: Beginning Spanish
This open textbook is being adapted for use in SPAN 101: Beginning Spanish, taught by Melinda Jackson at California State...
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The Louie Project
A free, ad-free English-learning site for K–9. The child builds the English prompt to give an AI, and a sentence bank of...
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Le bagage de Saint-Martin — Interactive A1 French Adventure
A free, evolving narrative-game prototype for A1 learners of French. Learners explore a village, understand short spoken...
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1001 French Verbs
1001 French Verbs is an interactive website for conjugating over 1500 French verbs in 16 tenses. Study and self-test for...
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Willkommen: Deutsch für alle
Willkommen: Deutsch für alle is based on insights and findings from research in second language acquisition and language...
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Insieme in Italiano: Elementary Italian 1 & 2
Insieme in italiano is a comprehensive, open-access eBook designed for beginners who want to start their Italian language...
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Text Hyperlinker for Latin and Ancient Greek
A web app that automatically hyperlinks Ancient Greek and Latin texts to Perseus and Logeion for morphological analysis.
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Basic Tibetan
Basic Tibetan is a first-of-its-kind, multimedia interactive online textbook designed for learners of Tibetan in higher...
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Intermediate Persian
This resource is an online, interactive theme-based textbook for intermediate students in the Persian language that...
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Basic Punjabi
Basic Punjabi is an online interactive theme-based textbook for the true beginner of the Punjabi language. It promotes...
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Basic Bangla
This theme based, interactive, open-source online textbook is designed for beginning level learners of Bangla language....
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Basic Telugu
This book is a modest effort to make your learning process in Telugu a practically viable experience. Though it's great...
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Advanced Indonesian
The lessons in this textbook aim to elevate learners’ language skills to an advanced-mid to advanced-high level, aligning...
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Intermediate Arabic I
This is an open textbook on Intermediate Arabic for undergraduate students who are taking Arabic in their third semester....
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Elementary Chinese 2 Workbook
Through the power of H5P interactive activities, this workbook, employing an innovative e-writing approach, is designed...
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Breaking Out of the Culture Box: An Exploration of Critical Approaches to Language Teaching for the Unsure and Hesitant
This short guidebook introduces the reader to critical pedagogy in foreign language education as a logical extension of...
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Free LexInvaders in Afrikaans - Play Online
Play free LexInvaders in Afrikaans online. Learn Afrikaans vocabulary, no signup. Works on every device.
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Free Hangman in Afrikaans - Play Online
Play free Hangman in Afrikaans online. Learn Afrikaans vocabulary, no signup. Works on every device.
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Free Frogger-Phrase in Afrikaans - Play Online
Play free Frogger-Phrase in Afrikaans online. Learn Afrikaans vocabulary, no signup. Works on every device.
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Free Flashcards in Afrikaans - Play Online
Play free Flashcards in Afrikaans online. Learn Afrikaans vocabulary, no signup. Works on every device.
New Members
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Tegan FordUniversity of Florida -
Pochi LinSoochow university
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Stephen YeHSKEXAM.NET
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Arjan Aliilmhub.org
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Cedric FISFrench in Seoul
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Judith FrumkinLeisure World
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Hsiao-Yi YangNihongo to Japan
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Denise HendrickLearning Together, AV
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Donna ReidlingerUniversity of Queensland
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Maria Jesus Funes LermaHunan Normal University
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Anne DelacroixÖkumenisches Domgymnasium Magdeburg
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Satomi HewittHoward Community/Technical College
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Maureen ThumUniversity of Michigan System - Flint
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BLANCA MERCK NAVARROUNIVERSIDAD DE HUELVA
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David HervasUniversity of Texas System - Arlington
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Karin LarsonUniversity of Minnesota - Twin Cities
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Tara GeraciPalomar College
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Nikita ArcherGeorgetown International Academy
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Keith CampbellPalomar College
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Matthew QuinnCalifornia State University, Sacramento
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Katrina NaiotiDept of Ed
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Instituto CervantesInstituto Cervantes / Spanish Ministry of Culture
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Jakir HussainFilmmaking
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Kimber HawkeyTalk of the Town Languages & Culture
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Journals & Publications
World Languages on the Web
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Support English Learner Education Bills - Language Magazine
Sep 28, 2026 04:52 PM PDT
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SC to CBSE: Exempt Class VI from 3-language education policy this year | India News
Sep 28, 2026 04:33 PM PDT
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Trump, Bucking Congress Yet Again, Cancels $100 Million for Education
Sep 28, 2026 02:07 PM PDT
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Montanans are demanding better Indian education, setting an example for other Western states
Sep 28, 2026 01:01 PM PDT
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Antonella Lattanzi - Things that go unspoken - 29 September 2026, 17:00, ORB 1.24 - UCC
Sep 28, 2026 12:49 PM PDT
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Italian Language Classes Starting this Fall in Ridgefield Continuing Ed - Patch
Sep 28, 2026 12:06 PM PDT
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Parental Contribution and the Management of Teacher Staffing Gaps in Primary Schools of ...
Sep 28, 2026 11:46 AM PDT
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The People's Liberation Army (PLA): An Executive Education Course for Analysts and Practitioners ...
Sep 28, 2026 11:43 AM PDT
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Reps. Chu, Takano, Meng and Sen. Hirono Recognize Asian American and Native ...
Sep 28, 2026 09:42 AM PDT
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Education in the service of democracy: the CDEDU prepares for the Podgorica Ministerial ...
Sep 28, 2026 09:32 AM PDT
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Union Education Minister holds bilateral meeting with French Minister for Higher Education ... - PIB
Sep 28, 2026 09:31 AM PDT
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Research makes strong case for broader use of GLP1 drugs to protect hearts
Sep 28, 2026 09:12 AM PDT
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America's scientists are looking abroad. Can European business cash in? - Fortune
Sep 28, 2026 08:59 AM PDT
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Elon exhibition explores language, culture and communication in multilingual Luxembourg
Sep 28, 2026 08:32 AM PDT
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Developing an expert-informed framework for flipped lesson design in physical education
Sep 28, 2026 08:16 AM PDT
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Union Minister of Education Shri Pralhad Joshi holds bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. Philippe ... - PIB
Sep 28, 2026 08:03 AM PDT
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West Michigan Native sparks awareness for rare tumor - Ottawa News Network
Sep 28, 2026 08:01 AM PDT
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New faculty members expand Salve's teaching and research expertise
Sep 28, 2026 07:36 AM PDT
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A Democratic plan to save the Education Department - POLITICO
Sep 28, 2026 07:32 AM PDT
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New Dean Appointments for Three African Americans | The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education
Sep 28, 2026 07:23 AM PDT